পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৪৭৬

444 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র gigantic problems of unexampled complexity that lie ahead. The problem has been aggravated by the acute shortage of officers at the higher levels. The exploitation of Bangladesh was facilitated by the West Pakistani dominance over the Central Government. At the higher echelons of administration Bangladesh was grossly underrepresented. This policy enabled the West Pakistani ruling clique to maintain their administrative control over Bangladesh. The following figures show the nature and extent of administrative domination: Position of the Bengalis in the higher echelons of Central Administration (1968-69) (In terms of percentage): POSt Bangladesh(P.C) West Pakistani (P. C.) 1 2 3 Secretary 14 86 Joint Secretay 6 94 Deputy Secretary Other Officers 18 82 20 80 Besides the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, the Central Finance Ministers, finance Secretary, key individuals in resource allocation, had always been West Pakistanis. In the Foreign Service Bengalis accounted for 15 per cent. Of the 60 Heads of Foreign Mission only 9 were from Bangladesh. The Government of Bangladesh will have to devise ways and means to meet this acute shortage of senior officers. Three Main Categories of services At present there are three main categories of services, instituted in the British days- (i) all-Pakistan, (ii) Central, and (iii) Provincial Services. The all-Pakistan Services were the successors in Pakistan of the old I.C.S. and the Indian Police Services. They were recruited and controlled by the Central Government. The members of the C. S. P. used to occupy key positions at the Centre, in the Provinces, in the Secretariat, in the Divisions and Districts and in various fields of public administration, including public corporations. There is also a judicial branch of the C. S. P., and a percentage of members of this Service is appointed to higher posts in the judiciary. This was the key instrument through which the Central Government used to maintain its control over the provinces. The cadre of the C. S. P. was centralized and that of the P. S. P. was provincialised. The members of the other Central Superior Services, such as the Audit and Accounts, Customs, Income- Tax, Railway Accounts, Military Accounts, etc., worked exclusively under the Central Government. There were some technical services under the former Central Government of Pakistan and these include: Central Engineering Service, the Telegraph Engineering Service, the Central Health Service, the Railway Engineering Service, the Central Health Service, the Geological Survey, the Archaeological Service, etc. The Civil Service, both Central & Provincial is organized in four classes, class I (which includes the former all-Pakistan Services), class II, class III & class IV, such